EMQX
Home AutomationScalable MQTT broker
Replaces HiveMQ
Best Multi-User Home Automation for self-hosting
The 10 best Multi-User home automation you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
OpenRemote
Home AutomationIoT Asset management, Flow Rules and WHEN-THEN rules, Data
ioBroker
Home AutomationIntegration platform for the Internet of Things
Replaces SmartThings, Hubitat
Tasmoadmin
Home AutomationCentral management panel for many Tasmota devices
Replaces Tuya Smart
SIP Irrigation Control
Home AutomationOpen source software for sprinkler/irrigation control
Jeedom
Home AutomationFlexible open-source home automation platform
Replaces SmartThings, Hubitat
OpenVoiceOS
Home AutomationOpen-source voice AI platform and assistant
Replaces Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
SOLECTRUS
Home AutomationPhotovoltaic dashboard that displays energy production and consumption
LHA
Home AutomationLight Home Automation application that is fully extensible using
Onloc
Home AutomationTrack and share your location in real time
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMQX | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 16,795 |
| OpenRemote | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,920 |
| ioBroker | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | MIT | 1,380 |
| Tasmoadmin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 975 |
| SIP Irrigation Control | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 422 |
| Jeedom | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | GPL-2.0 | 414 |
| OpenVoiceOS | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 296 |
| SOLECTRUS | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 166 |
| LHA | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 13 |
| Onloc | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 11 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: EMQX (16,795 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Tasmoadmin (from 128 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 10 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Multi-User within the home automation category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.